Intellectual property is something worth protecting. If you have your own business with employees, you may be fearful that they could abuse or steal your intellectual property in some way. One way to prevent this from happening is by instituting an intellectual property policy. Enlisting the services of an experienced attorney may help you learn what typically goes into such a policy. If he or she is experienced in this area, he or she will have completed this process many times before. Therefore, your attorney will be a priceless asset in conceptualizing, developing, and implementing this policy for your employees. You might want to consider forming an intellectual property committee to help with this process. An IP committee would be comprised of people within your business who are responsible for identifying and rewarding innovation. They would be making decisions regarding the potential IP issues you may encounter. In addition, they could write the procedures that are the core of your business' IP protection system.